Lexington Avenue & East 105th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 105th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. The corner is also named El Caribe Democratic Club Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Public School 72, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away, and Heritage School, The is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places and 52 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Lexington Av/E 106 St · M98, M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
41 places
17 religious buildings, 11 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 105th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    560 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 96 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 106 St, 140 feet away, for the M98, M101, M102 and M103.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 106 St M98, M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    140 feet
    M98 M101 M102 M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M101 …
  3. M102 …
  4. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 106 St & Lexington Ave 27 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

This corner carries two co-namings: El Caribe Democratic Club Way (Local Law 48 of 2026, enacted on January 17, 2026) and Ms. Aida Perez-Loiza Aldea Lane (Local Law 45 of 2017, enacted on March 18, 2017).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 105th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 105th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1883 and 1888.

  1. Public School 72 Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Regina Angelorum Designated landmark
    330 feet
  3. Fire Engine Company No. 53 Designated landmark
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 11 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    70 feet
  2. Heritage School, The School
    150 feet
  3. The Lexington Academy School
    340 feet
Show all 15
  1. Cristo Rey High School
    510 feet
  2. Agile Learning Center School
    620 feet
  3. Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School
    730 feet
  4. Sunshine LC of Lexington Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  5. Park East High School
    970 feet
  6. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    980 feet
  7. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  8. Northside Ctr-Child Development Day School
    1,020 feet
  9. Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  10. Central Park East High School
    1,230 feet
  11. Central Park East I School
    1,230 feet
  12. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. White Playground
    140 feet
  2. 103rd Street Community Garden
    650 feet
  3. Mae Grant Playground
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Maggie's Magic Garden
    1,180 feet
  2. Sunshine Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Cecilia's Church and Convent Listed historic place
    450 feet
  2. 28th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Gaylord White Houses Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Living Hope Church House of worship
    290 feet
  2. St Cecilia Catholic Church Landmark
    300 feet
  3. Church of the Good Neighbor House of worship
    430 feet
Show all 5
  1. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    590 feet
  2. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    640 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    450 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    600 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    760 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 105th Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.